COMMUNICATIONS: Teevee Pains

In Hollywood, televisers and cinemen were trying to figure out a code of
rights. Should movie houses be permitted to show telecasts, perhaps in
place of the second feature? Should telecasters be allowed to show all
movies? Should movie theaters charge extra for television shows?

No one had the answers yet. But moviemakers, who had once regarded
television as a potential rival, to be watched warily, were now
hustling to make special movies for television. Paramount Pictures was
out in front. Already owner of two stations, it was planning...